"The Cornerstone of Biblical Prophecy:

Coming Soon to a Mountain In Israel" by David Haggith

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An essay by David Haggith: 1

Think of the following event, reported a year ago on the web site of Jerusalem's
Temple Mount Faithful in light of biblical prophecy:

The cornerstone for the Third Temple which The Temple Mount and Land of Israel
Faithful Movement brought to the southern wall and gates of the Temple Mount ...
on Tisha B'Av (29 July 2001) aroused great fear in the enemies of Israel,
shocked them and caused an "earthquake" in the Middle East and all over the
world. At the same time it excited everyone in the world, especially those whose
eyes are lifted in love to the G–d, the people and the land of Israel, Zion and
Jerusalem. Each day people lay cornerstones all over the world. Who cares about
this and who pays attention to this? But one cornerstone for the Third Temple,
the house of G–d in Jerusalem, moved the hearts of all the world and caused an
"earthquake" in the media and governments of all the nations. All of this again
showed that the destiny of the people and land of Israel and all the world will
be decided in one place which is the heart, soul and focus of Israel and the
most holy place in the world — the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the eternal
capital of the G–d and people of Israel.

This was a key event in the history of Israel and all mankind. However the
cornerstone could not be laid on the Temple Mount because of the threats and
violent demonstrations of the Arab enemies of Israel on the Temple Mount and in
Biblical Jerusalem. This was also due to the weakness of the Israeli authorities
under pressure from nations and powers all over the world. Despite this fact,
the cornerstone caused a revolution in the middle East and all over the world.

Consider that event in light of the following prophecies, which were quoted by
early Church fathers as a prophecies concerning Jesus Christ:

So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested
stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts will
never be dismayed." (Isaiah 28:16)

"The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the LORD has done this,
and it is marvellous in our eyes." (Psalm 118:22,23)

"My anger burns against the shepherds [of Israel], and I will punish the leaders;
for the LORD Almighty will care for his flock, the house of Judah, and make them
like a proud horse in battle. From Judah will come the cornerstone ... from him
the battle-bow, from him every ruler." (Zechariah 10:3,4)

[Jesus, born to the tribe of Judah, once told a story that represented God
sending his son to the Jews:] "But when the tenants [representing the Jews, who
were God's tenants in the land of Israel] saw the son, they said to themselves,
'This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.' And they
took him and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. When therefore the
owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?" They [the Jewish
crowd] said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let
out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their
seasons." Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: 'The very
stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was
the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'? Therefore I tell you, the
kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the
fruits of it." When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they
perceived that he was speaking about them. (Matt. 21:38-45)

[Speaking of Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit, Peter said,] "This is the
stone which was rejected by you builders, but which has become the head of the
corner." (Acts 4:11)

Jesus claimed he was the cornerstone that was rejected by the builders of
Israel. Certainly those who built the temple in Jesus' day rejected him and were
taken out of the land, but might he not have had in mind a future generation of
temple builders as well -- those who would bring on the events of the end time?
The Temple Mount Faithful continue to reject Jesus Christ, and prefer, instead,
a cornerstone fashioned by their own hands. They made the following claim on
their web site:

"All of the enemies of Israel and the world powers understood the historical
significance of the laying of the cornerstone for the Third Temple [attempted in
2001]. They understood very well that the rebuilding of the Temple will change
the history, life and face of all the world. They understood that the
materialistic and evil leadership of this time ... will forever pass away and
mankind will no longer be led by politicians.... This is the reason that they
fought against the determined decision of the Temple Mount Faithful Movement to
lay the cornerstone for the Third Temple. In this way they believed that they
could prevent G-d's prophetic end-time plans to redeem Israel and all mankind
and establish His kingdom and values." 2

And, so, the stone was not laid, but another attempt is planned for this
December, and such attempts will continue to be planned until they are
successful. That is how determined they are to resurrect the old sacrificial
religion, instead of accepting the sacrifice that was to end all sacrifices, the
death of Jesus Christ:

"[God] expects Israel to immediately purify the Temple Mount, lay the cornerstone
and start with the rebuilding of His house. It is so exciting to see in the
marvelous ways G–d is acting in these end-times and how His presence appears in
the activities of The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement in such
a unique and godly way. "

If they are successful this December (or at any other future time) in actually
raising the cornerstones they prefer over the one they reject, will that event
be the great end-times sign Jesus predicted:

"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a
testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. So when you see standing
in the holy place "the abomination that causes desolation", spoken of through
the prophet Daniel -- let the reader understand -- then let those who are in
Judea flee to the mountains." (Matt 24:14-16)

The "holy place" is the Temple Mount, or more specifically the site on the
Temple Mount where the old temple stood -- the one that was destroyed when Jesus
rejected the Jewish leadership because they rejected him. Certainly the erection
of these cornerstones for a replacement temple would be the ultimate abomination
against Christianity. It would show resolutely that, after 2,000 years, the
religious leaders in Jerusalem still prefer a temple of stone to accepting Jesus
as Messiah. The move to a temple built for animal sacrifices would even be seen
as an abomination by a great many Jews, who believe it would carry their
religion backward 2,000 years. And it would certainly cause desolation in the
land of Israel. Even the Temple Mount Faithful acknowledge that the raising of
their preferred cornerstone will cause war, for it will be seen by all Arabs as
a threat to the Al Aqsa Mosque that now stands on that site:

"On the day after the event [when the cornerstone was brought to the Temple
Mount] a large bulge was noticed on the southern wall of the Temple Mount. The
media reported that there is a danger that the El Aqsa mosque, which is on the
southern wall of the Temple Mount, could collapse as a result of this bulge. The
bulge was not caused by the hands of any man. Everyone understands that it was
caused by G–d Himself. [Because the mosque must go in order for the temple to be
built.] He did it on the same wall in front of and not far from where the
cornerstone was brought even though it was not off-loaded from the truck.... The
voice of G–d is being very clearly heard in this critical and exciting times. We
are living very close to the climax of these times. The historical battle of The
Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement to rebuild the Third Temple
cannot be stopped. The G–d of Israel is leading this holy Movement and her
godly, historical campaign. This battle and campaign will continue with the
presence and help of G–d even more intensively until the army of G–d is
victorious, the end-time Temple is built."

Some think that the "holy place" Jesus referred to, where the abomination would
occur, has to be the temple. Therefore, the temple has to be rebuilt. But the
holy place can also mean the holy site on the Temple Mount. Jesus had already
predicted that the temple that stood in his day would be destroyed. So, he knew
that temple would not be standing in the end times. The end-time temple referred
to the Temple Mount Faithful, never has to be built in order for "the
abomination that causes desolation" to occur. The temple, itself, is the
abomination. It's mere cornerstones are an affront to Jesus Christ, who said he
was the cornerstone that was rejected because the religious leaders preferred a
temple of stone to him. Merely raising its cornerstone is an abomination that
will be sufficient to cause great desolation.

"The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to
fear, he is the one you are to dread, and he will be a sanctuary; but for both
houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that
makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.
Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and
captured." (Isaiah 8:13-15)

You see, Jesus was to be the only sanctuary the people needed; but he is a stone
that has caused them to stumble because they did not recognize the truth
embedded in prophecies like the one quoted above. As a result, their very acts
to bring messianic prophecies about will cause them to fall. The entire Middle
East will join in all-out war against Israel if cornerstones are brought
successfully to the holy site of the old temple on Jerusalem's Temple Mount. The
Daniel prophecy that Jesus alludes to, by the way, says the abomination will
stand on a corner of the temple -- perhaps another direct reference to the
cornerstones of a new temple being the abomination that is the final end-time
sign. So, watch the Temple Mount Faithful in December and each and every time
they try to raise their rocks to the holy site on Jerusalem's Temple Mount. God
predicted in the Old Testament that the events of the end times would center on
Jerusalem:

"I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples
reeling. Judah [the West Bank] will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. On that
day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make
Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will
injure themselves." (Zech. 12:2,3)

According to the Temple Mount Faithful:

"This great moment, the greatest in the life of Israel and all mankind, is soon
to come."

References:

"A Cornerstone for the Third Temple Causes an 'Earthquake' in the
Middle East and all over the World on Tisha B’Av 2001," The Temple
Mount & Eretz Yisrael Faithful Movement- Jerusalem, at:
http://www.templemountfaithful.org/Events/